Annotated Biblography for Collaborative Instruction

"Advocacy." American Association of School Librarians. American Association of School Librarians. http://www.ala.org/aasl/advocacy

The information contained in this portion of the ALA website will help the librarian gather information regarding advocacy issues.

Buchanan, Jan. Flexible Access Library Media Programs. Libraries Unlimited, 1991.

Buchanan’s book provides background information for a starting point in regards to starting collaboration and the flexible library. She provides the roles of the library stakeholders in the programming, as well as a detailed description of evaluating the library program.

Buzzeo, Toni. Collaborating to Meet Standards. Linworth Publishing, 2002.

This book provides information to help librarians and teachers start collaborating together.  It clearly defines collaboration and the relationship that it has to national library standards.  It gives a great starting point to the beginning of the planning process with grade level teams.

Buzzeo, Toni. The Collaboration Handbook. Linworth Publishing, 2008.

This is the perfect book to use in training librarians and/or administrators in how to begin taking the next steps in the transformation of a fixed noncollaborative library to a collaborative and flexible library.

Calkins, Lucy. Units of Study for Teaching Reading, Grades 3-5: A Curriculum for the Reading Workshop. Heinemann, 2010.

Units of Study is the framework that is used for the language arts curriculum in Loudoun County Public Schools. These guides take the reader through the entire process step by step in utilizing this framework.

Creighton, Peggy Milam. "Flexible Scheduling: Making the Transition." School Library Activities Monthly 24, no. 5 (2008): 24-28. 

Creighton provides an overview on the basic steps in transitioning a library from fixed and noncollaborative to a flexible schedule. She provides the reader with brief thoughts to consider as plans are made to move forward in this process.

Creighton, Peggy Milam. "Just How Flexible Are We? The Current State of Scheduling in School Libraries." Library Media Connection (November-December 2007): 10-14.

Creighton shares in this article that most schools are on a fixed library schedule even though the research shows that students are positively impacted by flexible library scheduling. This article discusses the controversy surrounding the issue of flexible scheduling.     

Donnelly, Andria. "Building a Flexible School Library Program." School Library Monthly (February 2014): 14-16. http://slc.librariesunlimited.com/Home/Display/1966944

Donnelly captures the transition of one library from fixed and noncollaborative to collaboration and a flexible library schedule. The journey of this one school has begun to impact other elementary schools within the same district.

Donnelly, Andria. "Collaborating with Teachers: Questions and Answers." School Library Monthly (September-October 2014): 36-37. http://slc.librariesunlimited.com/Home/Display/1967185

This article discusses some of the questions surrounding how to start collaborating with teachers.

Donnelly, Andria. "Introducing Collaboration to the School Staff." School Library Monthly 31, no. 2 (November 2014): 36-37. http://slc.librariesunlimited.com/Home/Display/1967177

In “Introducing Collaboration to the School Staff,” Donnelly shares ideas on how to prepare the school staff in beginning the collaborative process for the first time.

Donnelly, Andria. The Library Collaboration and Flexible Scheduling Toolkit. Libraries Unlimited, 2015.

The Library Collaboration and Flexible Scheduling Toolkit details from start to finish everything that is needed to collaborate and have a flexible schedule in a school library. It starts with collecting research, gathering stakeholders to support the plan, then moves on to implementation.

School Libraries Work! Research Foundation Paper. Scholastic Library Publishing, 2008. http://scholasticlibrary.digital.scholastic.com/media/wysiwyg/PDF/SLW3.pdf

This document is the data behind the student achievement of schools utilizing library collaboration and the flexible library schedule. It should be shared with administrative staff members as the librarian begins to explain the importance of this model. The study has been replicated many times over.

Hartzell, Gary. "Capitalizing on the School Library’s Potential to Positively Affect Student Achievement. A Sampling of Resources for Administrators." https://web.archive.org/web/20060518085623/http://www.laurabushfoundation.com/Handout.pdf

The research in this document is primarily geared towards administrative leaders who need more information about library collaboration prior to making any decisions regarding implementation within their school.

Hoyt, Linda. Interactive Read-Alouds: Linking Standards, Fluency, and Comprehension. Heinemann, 2007.

Hoyt provides detailed lesson plans on how to use Interactive Read-Alouds on a variety of language arts topics for elementary grades.

Kachel, Debra. "Creating 21st-Century Learners: A Report on Pennsylvania's Public School Libraries." PA School Library Project, 2012.

The Pennsylvania School Library Project studied the effects of school libraries upon student achievement in regards to the issues of:  library staffing, print collections, digital and technology infrastructure, access, and funding.

Kachel, Debra. School Library Research Summarized. Mansfield University, 2011.

This study from Mansfield University details the findings and impact related to library staffing, collaboration between teachers and librarians, scheduling, instructional practices, and the achievement gap.

Lai, Thanhha, and Ray Shappell. Inside Out & Back Again. Harper, 2011.

Engaging poetry book for fourth grade poetry unit. Perfect for teaching main idea and inferencing.

Standards for the 21st Century Learner. American Association of School Librarians, 2007.

AASL provides a guiding framework for librarians to plan, implement, and assess using 21^st Century Standards.

Wardlaw, Lee. Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku. Illus. by Eugene Yelchin. Henry Holt, 2010.

Engaging poetry book for fourth grade poetry unit.  Perfect for teaching main idea and inferencing.

Winner, Michelle Garcia, and Pamela Crooke. You Are a Social Detective!: Explaining Social Thinking to Kids. Think Social Publishing, 2008.

This book is used to teach students the basics for the social thinking curriculum.